westartinUkrainewheretherehavebeenelectricityblackoutsinseveralpartsofthecountryAfterRussiafired a newbarrageofmissilesaimedatdisruptingthecountry's powergrid.
Andwhattheauthoritiesaresayingthismorningisthatseveralregionscouldfaceemergencyshutdownstodayas a resultoftheattacksthismorningthattargetedpowerstationsacrossthecountry.
I thinkthemostaffectedareawastheregionofOdessainthesouthofthecountrywherewaterheatingpowerwascutoff.
Thetemperaturescontinuetodropand I cantellyou, it's incrediblycalledthisHereinKiev -7°C. So I thinkthequestionishowlongthesystemwillbeabletocopeiftheseattackscontinue.
Andtheysaythatthisisnotonly a strategyaimedatdestroyingthiscountry's energyinfrastructure, criticalinfrastructure, butalsoitis a strategyaimedatdestroyingtheUkrainiandeterminationtofightandtocontinueresistingthisaggression.
And I'vespokento a numberofUkrainiansandtheysaythatthisisgoingtohavetheoppositeresultthattheywillcontinuetoresistandtheywillcontinuetosupporttheUkrainianarmyinthiswaragainsttheRussians.
westartinUkrainewheretherehavebeenelectricityblackoutsinseveralpartsofthecountryAfterRussiafired a newbarrageofmissilesaimedatdisruptingthecountry's powergrid.
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